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ArticleVaccines2023

COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy among Hispanic Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Puerto Rico Community Engagement Alliance against COVID-19 Disparities (PR-CEAL).

Hérmilis Berríos, Andrea López-Cepero, Cynthia M Pérez, Stephanie Cameron, Adriana D Pons Calvo, Vivian Colón-López

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Article in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hérmilis BerríosDivision of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan 00927, Puerto Rico.
Andrea López-CeperoDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Cynthia M PérezDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan 00935, Puerto Rico.
Stephanie CameronDivision of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan 00927, Puerto Rico.
Adriana D Pons CalvoDivision of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan 00927, Puerto Rico.
Vivian Colón-LópezDivision of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Juan 00927, Puerto Rico.ORCID 0000-0002-0008-1539
University of Puerto Rico System · PREmory University · USUniversity of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus · PR

Funding

Tracking and Evaluation CoreU54GM133807 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI LUCIANO, CARLOS A., MOROU-BERMUDEZ, EVANGELIA · 2020 to 2024
$17.7M
Emory University BIRCWH ProgramK12HD085850 · NICHD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI OFOTOKUN, IGHOVWERHA, STERK, CLAIRE E · 2015 to 2023
$4.4M
NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD085850NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM133807
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hispanic/Latino communities have suffered a disproportionate burden of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although Puerto Rico has one of the highest COVID-19 primary series vaccination rates nationwide, this estimate contrasts with the reported booster doses' low uptake. This study aimed to assess health belief correlates of COVID-19 vaccine booster uptake. Using a convenience sampling approach, the Puerto Rico-Community Engagement Alliance (PR-CEAL) conducted a cross-sectional study where 787 participants were recruited using online and in-person strategies between December 2021 and February 2022. Participants were adults 18 years or older, Spanish-speaking, and residents of Puerto Rico. The Health Belief Model was used to evaluate attitudes and beliefs. A total of 784 participants were used in this analysis. Adjusted Poisson regression models were used to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of booster refusal. Overall, 22% of participants refused the vaccine booster or had not gotten it yet. Adjusted models showed that (i) participants who disagreed that getting the booster dose either made them feel less worried about COVID-19 or (ii) felt that the vaccine decreased their chances of getting COVID-19 presented higher booster-refusal prevalence ratios (PR = 4.20, 95% CI: 3.00, 5.90; PR = 3.70, 95% CI: 2.64, 5.18). Moreover, participants that (iii) reported having concerns for booster side effects [PR = 2.47; 95% CI = 1.73, 3.51], (iv) booster efficacy [PR = 2.50; 95% CI = 1.75, 3.58], and (v) booster safety [PR = 2.80; 95% CI = 1.96, 3.99] were significantly more likely to refuse the booster. In conclusion, booster vaccination refusal was associated with lower perceived vaccine benefits and greater barriers among adults in Puerto Rico. These results informed the development of PR-CEAL's targeted community outreach strategies and public health campaigns to increase booster vaccine uptake.

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boosterCOVID-19vaccine uptake

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PMID37766103
PMCPMC10537643
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